Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-04-07
Building Creameries.

Building Creameries.
The creamery is fast doing for but
ter-making what the wooden factory OF
forty years ago did for the working up
of wool produced on farms. Creamery
butter commands higher price than
that made in farm-houses, and is made
at smaller cost. That many creamer-
les have failed is certain, but their fail
ure is generally due to bad manage
ment or to expensive buildings and APP
paratus. On this point an Illinois cor
respondent of The Rural World writes:
In spite of all that has been said aud
done, the creamery shark is still abroad
in the land, lively as ever. and, judging
from appearances, is doing paying
business inveigling the inexperienced
into investing large amounts in cream
cries, when often onc-half the amount
judiciously invested would be ample to
provide an establishment of sufficient
size and capacity for all practical pur-
poses for years to como. The modus
operandi of these sharpers is to bride
some representative man in the town in
which they wish to operate TO recon-
mend the project TO his friends, and by
button-holing the rest they quite too
often succeed in obtaining the last dol
lar that can be squeezed out of that conf
munity for the purpose. the smaller
part of which is invested in the pro-
posed creamery and the rest is clear
profit. And precious little do they care
if the concern is success afterward
or not. They have got your money,
and that is all they want. The
amounts generally raised vary from
$1,000 to $4,000, and this generally in
localities where dairying in new in
dustry. and when from 81, 600 to 81, 800
would be amply sufficient to erect good
and suitable buildings, supplied with
the best machinery. Aud what more
can be raised can very advantageously
be used US working capital, something
essential to the successful running OF
any business, experience having prov
en- that those creameries with this
desirable adjunct have always been the
most successful, surfeit of capital be-
ing at all times preferable TO a surfeit
of rotling buildings and idle. rusting
machinery, for which perhaps there
never has been any necessity.
Many of these large and expensive
establishments. gotten up by wildcat
companies, ale now standing idle all
over the land, and the money invested
in them as good as thrown away. where,
on the other hand, had they been built
of proper size, cost, and capacity, first
cost, running expenses, repairs, taxes.
insurance. etc. would have been much
less, and no doubt milk and cream
could have been secured in sufficient
quantities to run the same 10 their full
capacity, thereby insuring profit,
where otherwise there was loss and
disaster. Gilt-edged products will at
all times command the top OF the mar
ket, and no questions asked, whether
made in board shanty or marble
creamery. | know of two creameries
in one small town. working in two re-
fitted cooper-shops, that are turning
out some of the very best butter that is
coming the to St. Louis market, and are
doing very prosperous business. while
many of the grand wildcat establish
ments are standing idle. Now, l am
only saying what has often been said
before, and beg leave to add a word of
caution and advice, and which will
cost you nothing. Old established
dairy districts are expected to thor
oughly understand themselves. and to
them l would say, after you have thor
oughly canvassed the situation, and
have concluded to build, by no means
give one-half of the capital to strangers
for the sake of investing the other half
for you But let your home mechanics,
from plans taken from some other
creamery suitable to your wants, put
up your buildings, making such attrac-
tons as may be found desirable. Rep
utable dealers in dairy supplies will at
any time be found ready to furnish such
plans and also to give any advice de-
sired. And your own mechanics can
put up the building much cheaper than
men coming long distances at heavy
expense. Go TO headquarters for ma
chincry, placing your entire order with
some responsible firm of established
reputation. They will sell you nothing
that you do not need, and you will save
freights and commissions and need
have nothing at all to do with those
whose only desire is to fleece you.